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Once an Archer, Always an Archer

“I entered DLSU as a champion, and I want to graduate a champion.” – Simon Atkins Simon Atkins’ always said that he is aiming for a championship when he came to UAAP Season 74. The Lasallian community knows that they have failed to hit the mark. They were not able to force a playoff with…

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Do today’s Green Archers become tomorrow’s PBA stars?

For the past years, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has been home to Lasallian basketball stars that who thrived in college, and did the same in the professional league. The likes of Mac Cardona, Mike Cortez, Jun Limpot among the others, brought pride to the Alma Mater for their great hard court performance, humility, discipline,…

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Lady Paddlers ends season as bridesmaids, Green Paddlers lands third

Two years ago, the DLSU Green and Lady Paddlers finished third. Last season they were both second best. This year, however, the improvement ceased as the Ladies remained at second while the Green Paddlers slipped one notch to third, concluding the UAAP Season 74 Table Tennis Competition. The Lady Paddlers knotted the best of three…

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Ren-ren Ritualo: A walk in the rain

A retired jersey and a championship, two of the biggest dreams a player can ever hope for.  Both are realities to Renren Ritualo dubbed as the “Rainman” after winning not just one, but four championships in a Green-and-White jersey. Playing under the famous Franz Pumaren’s system, he was one of the go-to guys as they…

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Love and Investments

The general interpretation of the quote “Time is Gold” is that a certain monetary value is lost when time is spent inefficiently. To earn money, we need time, and to make anything worth our time, it needs to be transmuted into money or any of its equivalents. In the same way that money controls international…

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Green and Lady Spikers caught in early sands

The strong winds and rainfall playing with the sun didn’t stop UAAP Season 74 Beach Volleyball Tournament to unfold once more at the hostile grounds of the University of the East-Caloocan sand courts. As newly-minted Beach Spikers Michele Therese Gumabao, rookie Camille Cruz and reinforcement Abigail Maraño finished the September 7 eliminations with a 3-2…

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Editorial: Looking good

Public Relations (PR) holds an important role in any government. It ensures that the government functions are stabilized especially when long-run policies are being planned. Good PR is important for any president because it will ensure that his or her presidency will run smoothly. Moreover, PR, a good one, creates a stable environment for policies.…

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The truth hurts

Society already has an established framework on certain things and beliefs. The set of principles that was thought to us by our parents have contributed to this framework. Our experiences that created the very fiber of our beliefs also have been a factor. Such framework, along with how we were raised and how our environment…

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Before the crossroads

Jesus once said, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” The answer—do not. “I had a brother!,” said a member of the Bielski partisan, as she hit a German soldier with the end of her rifle. A crowd of justice-hungry Jews beat the soldier to…

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DLSU establishes Gokongwei College of Engineering

The College of Engineering is now the Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCE). Last Aug. 11, the renaming of the college was officially announced after Chinese-Filipino Tycoon, John Gokongwei, gave a substantial amount worth of donations to the College. The donation was approved by the Board of Trustees before it sought the approval of the college.…